Satrapi: Art is Powerful
Like Pussy Riot in Russia, fighting the combined power of religion and state, Marjane Satrapi creates imaginable worlds free of female oppression in Iran. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/16/marjane-satrapi-interview-persepolis-woman-life-freedom “It is 24 years since … Continue reading →
Byung Chul Han: Vita Contemplativa
Vita Contemplativa, or the Contemplative Life, by Byung Chul Han (2024), is his argument for choosing a life of reflection, intuition and inactivity, of ‘not doing anything’ in particular. He contrasts … Continue reading →
India Farmers Strike Revives Ahead of Election
The Indian Farmers Strike of 2021 has been revived in Feb. 2024, just ahead of the upcoming national election, where Prime Minster Modi and the BJP are trying to retain … Continue reading →
Demons in Paradise
Demons in Paradise, a documentary film by Jude Ratnam and Isabelle Marina, reveals the many conflicted sides of the 35 year civil war in Sri Lanka. It’s the story of … Continue reading →
MLF: Mark Fisher: Crisis of Cybertime
In the interest of advancing the Mental Liberation Front, I invite you to watch this lecture by Mark Fisher on “The Crisis of Cybertime”, in which he discusses extreme social-economic … Continue reading →
Beyond the Temple: Feral Buddhism
I subscribe to the occasional newsletter from Beyond the Temple blog by Tahlia Newland, and have for a few years. I’ve been watching Tahlia’s transformation, from a traditional, guru-led Vajrayana … Continue reading →
Psychopolitics: SadoPopulism
Continuing this series on ‘psychopolitics’, I’m linking a blog post by Teri Kanefield, a lawyer and author, on the political panics and how they feed the SadoPopulist dynamic, as defined by … Continue reading →
Han: Psychpolitics Ch. 1 Discussion
Spouse: I’m so tired I can barely move. Me: So do something that doesn’t require any movement. Spouse: All l can do is lie on my bed and do nothing. Me: … Continue reading →
Han: The Dictatorship of Transparency
Byung Chul Han Psychopolitics: Ch. 1 Part 3: The Dictatorship of Transparency Social Media as The Digital Panopticon “Today, unbounded freedom and communication are switching over into total control … Continue reading →
Update Myanmar: Alliance against the Junta
The following interview with Aung Kaung Myat in Himal South Asia Magazine reveals that ethnic resistance to the the military junta in Myanmar is growing and unifying. This includes, for … Continue reading →
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